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Moved out before contract expires
TSoracle02
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May 19 2022, 11:10 AM, updated 2y ago
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Hi everyone, I've been renting a place and I signed a one year contract for 1/09/2021 to 31/08/2022. I had to move out by end of April 2022 and I have informed the agent earlier. The agent is weird, never gave me the owner's contact details since I moved in and I've been dealing with her all the time.
Anway, I've told her a month earlier that I have to move out earlier and will it be possible for me to get back the deposit. She then replied to me saying that the owner agrees to return 1 month deposit.
Hence, I've moved out and did everything she told me to do. Clean and the service air cond which is done. Paid of all water and electricity bill too. Send to her the receipts as proof of payment.
It's been two weeks since I've passed the keys to her and she's not responding to my messages on returning the deposit. I don't want to be harsh but what can I do now?
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yeeck
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May 19 2022, 11:16 AM
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Owner should be known by the management office, isn't it? Or via the utility bills.
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InitialB
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May 19 2022, 11:19 AM
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2 week only, tumggu la.
the owner have to verified with tnb, water, come check then only return monei
you have breached the contract, if i were owner, the deposit should be forefeited.
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h4r8_kIlLeR
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May 19 2022, 11:25 AM
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Satu bulan saja... Kasi halal saja
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joshgm_119
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May 19 2022, 11:32 AM
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Isn't there owner name, address and contact number on the tenancy agreement that you could perhaps use to get in touch?
You're lucky that anything was agreed to be returned. Its a breach of contract, most owners do not have to nor will they refund anything.
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benzxzx
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May 19 2022, 11:44 AM
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you have lost all your bargaining power and now you are at the mercy of landlord to decide if you deserve a refund of deposits.
You shouldnt be servicing the aircon as you are not obliged to do so, the agent could have taken your receipt and claim reimbursements from landlord as expenses incurred by her agency.
and also its unwise to go through with agents upon termination of contract, as you are kept in the dark and you wouldnt know if landlord had refunded to agents but agent decided to mia and roll with your money. stuff like this happens all the time.
learn from lessons and be smarter next time.
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knwong
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May 19 2022, 11:44 AM
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I'm curious why owner want to return your deposit?
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ctys2012
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May 19 2022, 11:52 AM
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i think TS is polite enough to inform landlord + servicing the aircond, maybe he has a valid reason to terminate the agreement i believe the landlord is also nice enough to return the deposit on goodwill. most landlords here only think about forfeiting deposits for breach of contracts... not like you guys are making things easier at times like this
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Icehart
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May 19 2022, 01:05 PM
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Need to chase agent. I also terminated my tenancy agreement prematurely before and landlord refunded 1 month deposit. Everything was smooth.
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mini orchard
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May 19 2022, 01:12 PM
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QUOTE(oracle02 @ May 19 2022, 11:10 AM) The agent is weird, never gave me the owner's contact details since I moved in and I've been dealing with her all the time. More likely the agent is the owner or her immediate family. This post has been edited by mini orchard: May 19 2022, 01:15 PM
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pisces88
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May 19 2022, 01:13 PM
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She sublet to u la i think
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Lucas0323
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May 19 2022, 01:21 PM
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QUOTE(InitialB @ May 19 2022, 11:19 AM) 2 week only, tumggu la. the owner have to verified with tnb, water, come check then only return monei you have breached the contract, if i were owner, the deposit should be forefeited. Not everyone is that harsh. Ppl rent also cuz poor ma. Wait for 2 more weeks and see if gt back deposit.
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overnoob
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May 19 2022, 01:22 PM
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Wait lor...if your harsh nothing good coming back to you since you are the one breached the contract... You didnt fulfilled the contract 1yr...
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Docile
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May 19 2022, 01:49 PM
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QUOTE(InitialB @ May 19 2022, 11:19 AM) 2 week only, tumggu la. the owner have to verified with tnb, water, come check then only return monei you have breached the contract, if i were owner, the deposit should be forefeited. Ayam pun got tenant ever breach contract before, but deposit is 2 months So I return 1 month out of goodwill, fair fair
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nghoongen
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May 19 2022, 02:12 PM
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You have breached the contract so if the landlord returned one month worth of deposit you should consider yourself lucky as your landlord returned it out of goodwill.
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Pakatan SinMa Plus
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May 19 2022, 02:57 PM
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QUOTE(oracle02 @ May 19 2022, 11:10 AM) Hi everyone, I've been renting a place and I signed a one year contract for 1/09/2021 to 31/08/2022. I had to move out by end of April 2022 and I have informed the agent earlier. The agent is weird, never gave me the owner's contact details since I moved in and I've been dealing with her all the time. Anway, I've told her a month earlier that I have to move out earlier and will it be possible for me to get back the deposit. She then replied to me saying that the owner agrees to return 1 month deposit. Hence, I've moved out and did everything she told me to do. Clean and the service air cond which is done. Paid of all water and electricity bill too. Send to her the receipts as proof of payment. It's been two weeks since I've passed the keys to her and she's not responding to my messages on returning the deposit. I don't want to be harsh but what can I do now? some owners do not want to interact with tenants, or they are staying oversea, so they leave everything to the agent to manage the property. Perhaps you can send the agent a message as a reminder.
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poweredbydiscuz
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May 19 2022, 03:09 PM
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Maybe contact her real estate agency if she still doesn't respond to your message in the next week or two.
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LaserHorse
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May 19 2022, 03:22 PM
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What if the landlord breach the contract ? Can I do anything about it?
Or the landlord refuses to return the deposit because of some issues that "I caused", I have photo proof of the issue being there since the beginning , but the landlord still refuses to accept my explanation.
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mini orchard
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May 19 2022, 06:02 PM
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QUOTE(LaserHorse @ May 19 2022, 03:22 PM) What if the landlord breach the contract ? Can I do anything about it? Or the landlord refuses to return the deposit because of some issues that "I caused", I have photo proof of the issue being there since the beginning , but the landlord still refuses to accept my explanation. You should have settle the problem then. Unless you have written communication to that effect, bring your case to tribunal.
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Sensualpassion
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May 19 2022, 07:02 PM
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Personal experience here -some agents will handle the property for owners, for a number of reasons. Possibilities include: they are being paid to manage the property/they want to manage it, so that they can keep a close eye on the property esp if they cover that particular area/condo/etc because they will have first dibs to list when the property is vacant -2 weeks is a short while, anyway, if u are worried, pls check yr TA and see how long is the period that is stated to have yr deposits returned to you -Owner's contact should be there as well in the TA
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